Gage or marker and rule.



No. 822,094. y PATENTED MAY 29, 1906.

A. D. ZIMMER.

GAGE 0R MARKER AND RULE.

APPLIOATION PILED 00T.4, 1905.

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ANTHONY D. ZIMMER, OF RUSSELL, NORTH DAKOTA.

GAGE on MARKER' AND RULE.

latented May 29, 1906.

To {1J/Z zij/1,0m it' may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANTHONY D. ZIMMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Russell, in the county of Bottineau and Stateh the meritsthereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of constructionof the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to thefollowing` description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a side view 0f one of themembers designed to form a rule. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating theapplication of the device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.v

My improved base-board marker or gage comprises two members 1,preferably of wood or similar material, incased at one end or embracedbetween brass or other metallic plates 2, hinged together by aknuckle-joint 3, The members l are provided at their pivotally-connectedends with angular extensions 4, having right-angle faces 4a and 4b, asillustrated in Fig. l, When the members l are moved toward each otherinto the position shown in Fig. 1, the faces or edges 4b of the angularextensions 4 abut against each other, and as such faces extend parallelwith the side edges of the members l the latter are maintained in trueparallel relation to each other. When in this relation, it will be seenalso that the other edges or faces 4a of the extensions 4 form acontinuous edge at right angles to the side edges of the members 1.

Each of the members 1 is provided along one face with graduations ininches and feet, as shown at 5, so that the device when the two membersare inopen position or longitudinal alinement with each other may beused as a straight-edge or rule. The other ends of the members l arepreferably tipped by brass or other metal caps 6.

In the practical application of my improved device, which is intendedfor use primarily to assist carpenters in accurately joining base-boardsto the base-blocks, the device is used as shown best in Fig. 3. The

base-block having been secured in place against the wall-casing B, thebase-board C is moved in contiguous relation to the baseblock A, and myimproved gage or marker is then inserted downwardly and inside of thebase-board C with one member l fiat against the side edge of thebase-block A. Vhen in this position, it is evident that the base-board Cmay be marked byV a pencil or the like accurately along the face of themember l of the gage, so as to readily indicate the proper line uponwhich to subsequently cut the baseboard so that it will accurately fitinto its proper place along the side of the base-block A.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A gageor marker for use in fitting baseboards to the base-block of a room,comprising two members l pivotally connected together at one end andprovided at their pivoted ends with inwardly-extending extensions 4provided with right-angled faces or edges, two of said faces beingdesigned to` abut against each other to hold said members in parallelrelation, so that the device may be conveniently straddled upon thebase-board and the latter marked at the proper point.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY D. ZIMMER. [1.. s] Witnesses:

F. A. VAN BLncK, F. C. FALKENsTETN.

